Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed Size
Electromagnetic field (EMF) and its effect on crop plant growth and their quality parameters is increasingly gaining the interest of researchers in agronomic science. However, the exact mechanism of EMF action in plant cells is still unclear. Among the completely unexplored parameters is the relatio...
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| author | Daniele Cecchetti Agnieszka Pawełek Joanna Wyszkowska Marcel Antoszewski Adriana Szmidt-Jaworska |
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| description | Electromagnetic field (EMF) and its effect on crop plant growth and their quality parameters is increasingly gaining the interest of researchers in agronomic science. However, the exact mechanism of EMF action in plant cells is still unclear. Among the completely unexplored parameters is the relationship between the EMF effects and the seed size. Thus, the EMF effect was analyzed in winter wheat seeds categorized into two size groups, small and big. The study focused on the germination kinetics, early growth parameters, and phytohormone concentrations (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA and abscisic acid, ABA) in seeds, roots, and coleoptiles after exposure to EMFs (50 Hz, 7 mT) and their controls. EMF exposure resulted in faster germination and the more rapid early growth of organs, especially in big seeds in dark conditions. The faster germination and seedling growth of small seeds in control conditions, and of big seeds after EMF exposure, corresponds largely to the decline in IAA and ABA levels. This study confirms that presowing treatment with an EMF is a promising tool for sustainable seed crop improvement, but detailed studies on the EMF mechanism of action, including phytohormones, are necessary to better control future crop yield, especially considering the factor of seed size. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48506f2664a34733b7b288ff165dcb6d2023-11-23T15:11:33ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-06-01126142310.3390/agronomy12061423Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed SizeDaniele Cecchetti0Agnieszka Pawełek1Joanna Wyszkowska2Marcel Antoszewski3Adriana Szmidt-Jaworska4Department of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, PolandDepartment of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, PolandDepartment of Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, PolandDepartment of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, PolandDepartment of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Science, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, PolandElectromagnetic field (EMF) and its effect on crop plant growth and their quality parameters is increasingly gaining the interest of researchers in agronomic science. However, the exact mechanism of EMF action in plant cells is still unclear. Among the completely unexplored parameters is the relationship between the EMF effects and the seed size. Thus, the EMF effect was analyzed in winter wheat seeds categorized into two size groups, small and big. The study focused on the germination kinetics, early growth parameters, and phytohormone concentrations (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA and abscisic acid, ABA) in seeds, roots, and coleoptiles after exposure to EMFs (50 Hz, 7 mT) and their controls. EMF exposure resulted in faster germination and the more rapid early growth of organs, especially in big seeds in dark conditions. The faster germination and seedling growth of small seeds in control conditions, and of big seeds after EMF exposure, corresponds largely to the decline in IAA and ABA levels. This study confirms that presowing treatment with an EMF is a promising tool for sustainable seed crop improvement, but detailed studies on the EMF mechanism of action, including phytohormones, are necessary to better control future crop yield, especially considering the factor of seed size.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1423wheatseed primingseed sizegerminationelectromagnetic fieldphytohormones |
| spellingShingle | Daniele Cecchetti Agnieszka Pawełek Joanna Wyszkowska Marcel Antoszewski Adriana Szmidt-Jaworska Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed Size Agronomy wheat seed priming seed size germination electromagnetic field phytohormones |
| title | Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed Size |
| title_full | Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed Size |
| title_fullStr | Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed Size |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed Size |
| title_short | Treatment of Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) Seeds with Electromagnetic Field Influences Germination and Phytohormone Balance Depending on Seed Size |
| title_sort | treatment of winter wheat i triticum aestivum i l seeds with electromagnetic field influences germination and phytohormone balance depending on seed size |
| topic | wheat seed priming seed size germination electromagnetic field phytohormones |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1423 |
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